With my recent focus on finding joy in each season of life, and especially focusing on Joy during the Christmas holiday, "Joy to the World" has become my favorite Christmas carol this year. I started out making a pretty set of posters to decorate with and shared my Joy To the World printables for moms a couple weeks ago. Even then, I had decided to create a copywork pack for my own children but Continue Reading >>
For Unto Us A Child Is Born Printable
When I first started homeschooling back in 2002, I read this book by Marilyn Boyer called Home Educating With Confidence. It's been a long time since that day, but one thing has stuck with me from this book for close to 14 years. The concept that our homes can be filled with Scripture on the walls, and that this will impact our children for Christ. I've never had a lot of money to invest in Continue Reading >>
Making a Christmas Countdown Prayer Chain
We've been doing a variation of the Christmas Countdown chain for years -- since my sixteen-year-old was little. I don't get to it every single year, but it is among my favorite Christmas traditions. The variation is pretty simple. Instead of making a plain Christmas countdown chain, my kids and I make prayer chains. On each link, we write the name of one person each of us will pray for. As Continue Reading >>
10 Awesome Free Kindle Books to Encourage Homeschool Moms
It's raining here. Pouring as a matter of fact. The sky is dark, the house is dark. We have all the lamps turned on at 9:30 a.m.! The boys are frustrated and already feeling cooped up even though they would normally be doing school at the table right now. Everyone woke up on the wrong side of the bed. I needed a bright light in my day. I needed some new reading material for a rainy Continue Reading >>
How to Use LEGO® Bricks to Create Float or Sink Experiments
Warning! This LEGO® Science experiment involves both LEGO bricks and water and will almost certainly involve one or more of your family members getting wet. Lego Learning Allowed Here. I was very excited when LEGOLAND Discovery Center in Westchester, England contacted me with the idea of this amazing info graphic. It captures the heart of why I love to use LEGO bricks in my homeschool. By Continue Reading >>
10 Historical Quotes to Encourage Homeschool Moms
Sometimes looking back can be an encouragement we do not expect. I find it astonishing to read of those who almost seemed to directly endorse homeschooling before the idea of public schooling or homeschooling was ever formalized. This collection of historical quotes to encourage homeschool moms will bless you on tough days. Bookmark it, and come read a few when you need a boost. "Now you Continue Reading >>
